Podcast: Understanding School Funding
March 6, 2023 – Senior Staff Attorney Shilpa Ram is interviewed about the LCAP and the school funding process on the Jovenes Activos podcast produced by Somos Mayfair. Listen to the podcast [...]
SF Examiner: Marina Middle School teachers threaten sickout
March 5, 2023 – Allyson Aleksey of the San Francisco Examiner writes about the possible teacher sickout at Marina Middle School. The article mentions Public Advocates, and our recent legal [...]
SF Examiner: ‘A catastrophic staffing situation’: SF public school teachers take to streets again
February 23, 2023 – Allyson Aleksey of the San Francisco Examiner covers a recent protest by San Francisco teachers over payroll system problems, staffing shortages, and low wages. Public [...]
EdSource: We need stronger accountability to fulfill the equity promise of California’s school funding system
February 13, 2023 – Public Advocates President and CEO Guillermo Mayer and Christopher Nellum, executive director of The Education Trust-West, co-authored an op-ed on the importance of [...]
KPFA: Interview on Housing Element Plans with Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman Gelfant
February 7, 2023 – KPFA’s Upfront program interviewed Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant on Housing Element plans submitted by cities across California. Listen to the interview. [...]
Sing Tao Daily: Public Advocates Files Complaint Against Marina Middle School
January 27, 2023, – Sing Tao Daily writes about Public Advocates’ legal complaint against Marina Middle School and the San Francisco Unified School District. Public Advocates has filed [...]
EdSource: Complaint filed over ongoing staff vacancies at San Francisco middle school
January 24, 2023 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald writes about Public Advocates’ legal complaint against Marina Middle School and the San Francisco Unified School District. Public [...]
SF Examiner: Civil rights law firm files complaint for staffing violations at Marina Middle School
January 24, 2023 – The SF Examiner’s Allyson Aleksey writes about Public Advocates’ legal complaint against Marina Middle School and the San Francisco Unified School District. [...]
EdSource: Critics say Newsom’s proposal for low-performing students fails most Black students
January 24, 2023 – EdSource’s Emma Gallegos and John Fensterwald write about Governor Newsom’s plan to focus additional education dollars on the lowest income schools in the [...]
SF Chronicle: S.F. middle school blasted for ‘staffing chaos’ in legal complaint: ‘Inaction is not an option’
January 23, 2023 – The SF Chronicle’s Jill Tucker writes about Public Advocates’ legal complaint against Marina Middle School and the San Francisco Unified School District. Public [...]
